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U.S. grains: Markets weaken under pressure from firming U.S. dollar

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. grain and soybean futures slipped on Thursday as the rising U.S. dollar made farm products less competitive on the global market. The U.S. is having a hard time competing for grain export business, with Ukraine and South America undercutting U.S. corn prices, said Tomm Pfitzenmaier, analyst for Summit Commodity Brokerage […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Corn drops from one-week high

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures slipped from a one-week high on Wednesday on ample global supplies, traders said. Soybean futures edged higher, with bargain buyers picking prices up from their lowest since October even as concerns about dry weather culling crop production in South America eased. “Despite recent talk of drier-than-normal weather across […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soy falls as export interest shifts

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures dropped to their lowest in nearly three months on Tuesday as export demand for U.S. supplies weakened ahead of what are expected to be record harvests in Brazil and Argentina, traders said. Corn and wheat futures closed firm on a round of bargain buying following […] Read more



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U.S. grains: Soybeans fall on soymeal tumble, NOPA data

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybeans reversed earlier gains to fall two per cent on Thursday, pressured by a steep downturn in soymeal futures and smaller-than-expected private crushing data. Wheat futures extended their worst downturn in six months on lacklustre export demand while corn was little-changed after falling to a five-week low in the previous […] Read more


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CBOT soybeans poised to drop below US$10

Reading Time: 2 minutes CNS Canada — The Chicago Board of Trade soybean futures market has dropped sharply during the week ended Wednesday, and is poised to fall even further. “For March soybeans, I think it could potentially trade back to the US$9.45-$9.50 per bushel area,” said Terry Reilly of Futures International in Chicago (all figures US$). A bearish […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Corn falls to five-week low on big ethanol supply, technicals

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters –– U.S. corn fell one per cent on Wednesday, extending declines from the past two sessions to the largest in 1-1/2 years on pressure from chart-based selling and ballooning supplies of grain-based ethanol. Wheat had its sixth straight down day, pulled lower by plentiful global supplies of wheat and corn. Soybeans reversed […] Read more


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U.S. grains: Corn down most since June

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn tumbled the most since June and soybean futures extended declines to a one-month low on Tuesday as plentiful global stockpiles triggered massive liquidation of long positions by investment funds, traders and analysts said. Chicago Board of Trade March corn fell more than four per cent as commodity funds sold […] Read more

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U.S. grains: Soybeans fall most since June on big global supplies

Reading Time: 2 minutes Chicago | Reuters — U.S. soybean futures fell more than three per cent on Monday, their largest daily decline since June, after a record supply outlook from the U.S. Department of Agriculture triggered investment fund liquidation. Chicago Board of Trade wheat futures also were lower on pressure from larger-than-expected global supply forecasts while corn reversed […] Read more